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- 3931: Satyagraha, A Weapon Of Non-vi
- ... being hurled at him with a riddling whip. A burly fellow came up to the Mahatma-to-be, slapped him in the face, and then kicked him hard. He was gripping the railings of a house, nearly unconscious. ' I had almost given up the hope of reaching home alive', he wrote. ' But I remember well that even then my heart did not arraign my assailants,' " (Chada, 1998). Gandhi did not blame ...
- 3932: Stephen Crane
- ... Soon, the Swede bursts forth with accusations that there is a conspiracy between Johnny, the cowboy, and the Easterner to kill him: "'I suppose I am going to be killed before I can leave this house!' In his eyes was the dying swan look". Ironically, Crane chooses the next sentence to mention some "loose things" which bang against the clapboard hotel in the wind, suggesting there may be some "loose things ...
- 3933: President Millard Fillmore
- ... read, and partly because he feared that the Oxford students would make jokes at his expense. He was an omnivorous reader, but in the field of politics his talents were limited. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and as comptroller of New York, he displayed real ability, but he was unfortunately shortsighted on the major issues of his time, most notably on slavery and nativism. His general tendency ...
- 3934: Princess Diana
- ... she loved, cared, and helped others along the way. She had many accomplishments in life. Such as her children and her many organizations. Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 at Park House, a residence on the royal estate at Sandringham. She was the third of four children and the youngest daughter. Diana was born to her father Edward John Spencer Viscount Althorp and mother Frances Roche Spencer ...
- 3935: George Bush Biography
- ... in Houston, Texas. In 1964, he was the Republican candidate for the U.S. senate, but was defeated by Democrat Ralph Yarborough. Two years later, Bush ran and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he had for two terms. In 1970 however, President Nixon encouraged him to try the Senate again which he did. Unfortunately he was defeated by Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. After Bush's loss ...
- 3936: George Wallace
- ... jail time for defying the federal courts backed off. He then made another speech denouncing "Big-government." His views drew much criticism from northern politicians and officials. Another tense moment was the nationally publicized fire house and police dog incidents in Birmingham. The Civil Rights movement intensified while Wallace tried to block the integration of the University of Alabama, stating that it was states rights. The demonstrations in Birmingham of 1963 ...
- 3937: George Bush
- ... him the Presidency, it is the values and policies he stands for. Right now the Republican Partys worst nightmare is that if it is the name and if the name wares off their school house built of straw will weaken and blow down. With the aide of family, Texas governors office veterans, and his fathers old aides, he hopes to prove them wrong before February.
- 3938: Gailileo
- ... concerning the two greatest world systems, published in Florence in 1632. Galileo, who was not in the best of health, was summoned to Rome, found to be vehemently suspected of heresy, and eventually condemned to house arrest, for life, at his villa at Arcetri. He was also forbidden to publish books. By the standards of the time he had got off rather lightly. Galileo's sight was failing, but he had ...
- 3939: General George Patton
- ... both texts long before he could even lift a sword. These classic images were filled out by recent war stories of living soldiers, particularly those of John Singleton ''Ranger'' Mosby. John often visited the Patton house and would entertain Georgie for hours with tales of his Civil War adventures. With this steady diet of combat regalia, Georgie was convinced that the profession of arms was his calling. GENERAL PATTON`S PERSONAL ...
- 3940: Galileo Gallilei
- ... would be torture and executed by burning at the stake for the crime of heresy. On May 10 he admitted in heresy in writing and on June 22 he publicly confessed. He was sentenced to house arrest in his home near Florence for an indefinite length of time. A few months later, Galileos beloved daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, died. By 1638, Galileo was blind and crippled with arthritis. He continued ...
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